Where does “dilapidō” come from?
dilapidō (Latin) comes from Latin dis, from Latin dives, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
dilapidō (Latin): to throw away, squander
Ancestry of “dilapidō”, step by step
dilapidō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dis | rich, wealthy; dative/ablative plural of deus |
| 2 | Latin | dives | rich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Latin lapidō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lapidō | to stone, throw stones at |
| 2 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
Words derived from “dilapidō”